Buffalo is in the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five seasons, and in the divisional round for the second year in a row, however, unlike previous seasons, they finally look like a team ready to take it all. In this article we talk about 3 reasons why Bills are going to win Super Bowl LVI next February:
1. Most respectable defense standing
Just remember the intercept of the S Micah Hyde in the first quarter in Bills victory over Patriots of the Wild Card Round last weekend to be clear that in Buffalo their strongest point is the defense, capable of changing the narrative of an entire game with just one play.
This 2021, for the first time in 22 seasons, the Bills managed to have the best defense in the league, leading the NFL in total yards allowed per game (272.8) and per play (4.6), percentage of third downs converted (30.8%), average points allowed per game (17), among several other categories; it is no coincidence that the DC Leslie Frazier is attracting multiple head coaching interests heading into next season.
Thus, the path for Buffalo to reach Inglewood, California, is more than marked: they must hold on to their great defense because only in this way will they have the opportunity to, first, defeat QB Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ offense in the Arrowhead Stadium, and then come out on top against whatever final opponent the AFC puts ahead of them (Titans or Bengals).
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2. Josh Allen is no longer a playoff rookie
Yes, the defense is the strongest point of this team, but the offense should accompany the game just like last Saturday when they put up 47 points against New England. The key? the QB Josh Allen, who finally must show what he is truly made of.
This is the second consecutive trip that Allen makes to the Divisional Round and, on top of that, it will be against the same rival that ended his aspirations to enter Super Bowl LV last season; We’re talking about the Chiefs. However, unlike the previous year, Allen already knows the Playoffs, and he knows that to defeat Kansas City he has to play a practically perfect game, precise and without turnovers, task that in January 2021 he did not know how to perform.
It is precisely this experience that has earned Allen the main differentiator that can catapult the Bills towards SoFi Stadium next February; there are no more excuses.
3. Thirst for revenge
If in Buffalo they need an extra enhancer to win the AFC title and then Vince Lombardi, they just have to look back and evaluate their own history because, against the rivals that remain within the American Conference, they have not gone at all well in the recent past:
- At the beginning of 2021 they were eliminated at the hands of the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game by a difference of two possessions, in addition, they have only been able to defeat them in 2 of their last 7 direct confrontations
- For their part, against the Titans they lost his most recent duel in Week 6, in addition to the fact that they have only been able to beat them (and by no more than seven points) in 4 of their last 14 meetings, which includes a loss from the last time they met in the Playoffs: the Wild Card Round from 1999.
- Against Cincinnati they do have a better record, having defeated them in 12 of their last 16 duels, however, the last time they met in the postseason it was the Bengals who emerged victorious in the AFC Championship Game in 1988.
The past is already written, but it is also to be changed. In a playoffs that has already shown that the old AFC powers are not going to win only by name and history (NE, PIT), it is Allen and company’s turn to get extra inspiration to overcome mental barriers and that this team can raise its first Vince Lombardi as a franchise.
These were the three reasons why the Bills are going to win Super Bowl LVI. Which are yours? Do you think different? We read you in the comments below this article and on our social networks.
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